Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1977, this provocative study is based on the idea that current Third World problems of modernization may be able to shed light on the period of European history from roughly 1770 to 1870. Includes extensive charts and maps.

About the Author
John R. Gillis is Professor of History at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in New Brunswick.

Reviews
An indispensable teaching book. There is no comparable treatment of both social and intellectual in the period. -- Joseph L. Walsh, Stockton State College
...lucid, informative, and new in perspective. -- Allen Howard, Rutgers University
...lucid, informative, and new in perspective. -- Allen Howard, Rutgers University
An indispensable teaching book. There is no comparable treatment of both social and intellectual in the period. -- Joseph L. Walsh, Stockton State College



Book Information
ISBN 9780819128980
Author John R. Gillis
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm